Bill had been content to let me or daughter Robin drive since Dec of 2019 when we moved back to Phoenix from KY. We lived outside Springfield, a very small town with little traffic wherever we went - and those drivers were extremely courteous. He terrified himself (and me) driving from KY to AZ and then Phoenix traffic. However about 8 months ago he decided he was going to start driving again - by himself (he was always giving me wrong directions and couldn't remember his address by this time) it became time to give up our driver's licenses (me as well as I was running over curbs and missing things I should have been seeing - freeways were also terrifying and I stayed off of them using surface streets). He pitched a fit. Had to take him to the DVM but since we moved used the new address as a ruse. The woman at the DVM had gone through this a lot of times and handled it beautifully, never mentioning he was getting an ID card rather than driver's license. I sold our car. Again, after saying if I could get $300 for it he would be happy, he threw another fit until it registered I got $7000 for it. As soon as the car was gone and only Robin's car there he seemed to forget about driving. Thank heavens.
Lately he has almost fallen and fallen (last one into the bathtub in the middle of the night on a potty run - requiring a 911 call). He ended up in the hospital for 4 days and nursing home for 3 weeks for severely low blood pressure. On home health now. Yesterday he pitched a fit with Karen, the physical therapist. She was trying to show him the easiest way to get up from a fall and some balance exercises. Required a major apology from him. Her Mom had dementia so she was used to the 'joking' and anger to cover what they can't remember or do.
Last night he couldn't remember our niece, who he has always been very close to. And for last few days can't remember Dobby's (one of the kitties that is always on his lap) name. Also hasn't been able to remember favorite great grandson's name. Before it was more mechanical things he was having problems with.
Up and down days.